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==Sodium dichloroacetate== Sodium dichloroacetate is most popular and most researched form of DCA and was investigated in pilot trials as a possible treatment for [[ME/CFS]]. The first open-label pilot trial examined 22 patients (14 women, 8 men, mean age 43.3) suffering from long-lasting ME/CFS. The study found that 10 patients responded well, their score on the Fatigue severity scale decreased at least by 40%.<ref name="Comhaire2018a">{{Cite web | url = https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29602463/ | title = Treating Patients Suffering From Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) With Sodium Dichloroacetate: An Open-Label, Proof-Of-Principle Pilot Trial | last = Comhaire | first = F | authorlink = Frank Comhaire | date = May 2018 | website = Medical hypotheses |language=en|pmid=29602463|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref> Soon after the trial, members from of a ME/CFS community forum also shared their experiences with the substance, some of them positive.<ref name="PR58184">{{Cite web | url = https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/treating-patients-suffering-from-me-cfs-with-sodium-dichloroacetate-pilot-trial.58184/ | title = DISCUSSION: Treating patients suffering from ME/CFS with sodium dichloroacetate (pilot trial) | website = Phoenix Rising ME/CFS Forums|language=en-US|access-date=2021-05-29}}</ref> ===Molecular formulas=== *{{Chem2|C2H2Cl2O2}} [[File:DCA molecule.jpg|alt=Molecule of DCA (Sodium dichloroacetate)|left|thumb]]
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